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Stratford
woman
airlifted
after Huron
East crash
A 23 -year-old
Stratford woman was
airlifted to London
Health Services, with
undetermined injuries
after a two -vehicle
crash at 6 a.m. on
Monday eight
kilometres west of
Seaforth in Huron
East.
A 2003 Nissan was
travelling westbound
on Huron Road, just
west of Division Line,
when it lost control
and slid into the
eastbound lane.
It struck a 2002
Chevy Tahoe.
Seaforth firefighters
extricated the 23 -year-
old woman from her
vehicle.
The 35 -year-old
Clinton woman driving
the Tahoe was not
injured.
No charges were
issued.
Accessibility needs
action...
Joe Boyd, of Seaforth, says the
town needs more awareness of
the challenges he faces getting
around town . pg. 6
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Susan Hundertmark photo
Brayden Pryce, 8, hangs candy canes from some lights strung on a large family combine in readiness
for the annual Sawmill Road Farm Machinery parade on Saturday night.
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Council to
consider
water,
sewer
increases
Jeff Heuchert
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Possible increases to water
and sewage rates were
expected to be discussed at
last night's regular meeting of
Huron East council.
At council's last regular
meeting Nov. 21, Huron East
Deputy -Clerk Brad Knight
suggeted what the rates
should look like if they are to
cover the costs of upgrades to
water systems in Brussels,
Brucefield, Vanastra and
Seaforth/Egmondville within
the 10 -year window that was
established in 2003. '
Knight said water rates in
Seaforth/Egmondville are
difficult to set, since a number
of upgrades to the water
system are not yet complete.
He suggested the Seaforth
water rates be increased by
$4.50 per month (to $25) and
the sewage rates by $4.64 per
month (to $25.76). •
"These increases would bring
a 20 per cent increase in
revenues for the water and
sewer," said Knight.
Egmondville's residents are
See SEAFORTH, Page 3
Watershed scores fair to poor in report card
Susan Hundertmark
The headwaters of the
Bayfield River surrounding
Seaforth receive among the
lowest marks in forest cover
and water quality in a
newly -released watershed
report 'card by the Ausable
Bayfield Conservation
Authority (ABCA).
But, because the
watershed report card gives
the public specific
information about the health
of its local ecosystem, Mari
Veliz, ABCA Healthy
Watersheds Specialist, says
she's optimistic people will
be motivated to make
improvements.
"When people see their
little area, from an ecosystem
perspective, f think people
will be able to see the
changes they need to make,"
she said Friday at the report
card's unveiling.
Both Ausable and Bayfield
River watersheds received
mostly Cs for water quality
and Ds for forest cover -
marks shared by the
Bayfield Headwaters in the
Seaforth area.
The Main' Bayfield
watershed between Clinton,
Vanastra and Bayfield,
received a B for its forest
conditions and a C for water
quality.
The report card divides the
ABCA region into 16 small
watersheds, few of which
have good forest conditions
since agriculture and
urbanization have cleared
See AREA, Page 2